Emerging Contaminants: Non-Tailpipe Vehicle Emissions

About this episode

The episode discusses the overlooked emissions from brake dust and tire wear and their environmental impacts, featuring insights from experts on future regulations in the automotive sector.

While we all notice the emissions exiting our vehicle's tailpipes, the emissions from brake dust and tire wear are often overlooked. Scientists are now turning their attention to these lesser-known pollutants, which are emerging as significant environmental concerns. As studies begin to grasp the extent of such impacts from automotive use on our environment, we discuss how regulation of these materials and emissions may impact our existing regulatory scheme and the auto industry as a whole. In this fourth episode of the Emerging Contaminants series, Jack Lyman speaks with Professor Greg Evans (University of Toronto) and Sean Dixon (Puget Soundkeeper) as they explore the role of contaminants like 6PPD and what future regulations might mean for the automotive sector.

People in this episode

Host: Jack Lyman

Guests: Greg Evans, Sean Dixon

Topics covered

• emerging contaminants
• vehicle emissions
• environmental regulation
• automotive industry
• brake dust
• tire wear

Keywords

• emissions
• environmental concerns
• regulation
• automotive use
• pollutants
• 6PPD
• brake dust
• tire wear

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Toronto, Puget Soundkeeper

Products: 6PPD

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